Study highlights risks of cesarean births to future pregnancies

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen who have cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known

Updated on: February 26,2026

Study highlights risks of cesarean births to future pregnancies

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWomen who have cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known

Updated on:February 26,2026

Study finds fertility remains high in rural Tanzania despite access to family planning

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFamilies in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to have many children. Credit: Aine Seitz McCarthy.Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa rem

Updated on: February 17,2026

Study finds fertility remains high in rural Tanzania despite access to family planning

by Marianne Stein,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFamilies in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to have many children. Credit: Aine Seitz McCarthy.Fertility rates in much of Sub-Saharan Africa rem

Updated on:February 17,2026

Mini-organs reveal how the cervix defends itself

byAarhus UniversityGraphical illustration of the single-cell atlas of the human uterine cervix. It highlights the comparison of tissue and organoid cell types, how pathogen infection affects the cervi

Updated on: February 21,2026

Mini-organs reveal how the cervix defends itself

byAarhus UniversityGraphical illustration of the single-cell atlas of the human uterine cervix. It highlights the comparison of tissue and organoid cell types, how pathogen infection affects the cervi

Updated on:February 21,2026

Sugar–protein interactions, critical for placenta during early pregnancy, shed light on common complications

byThe Scripps Research InstituteWithout the protein galectin-3 (left), placental cells remain separate, each with their own nucleus (blue) surrounded by a distinct cell boundary (pink). With galectin-

Updated on: March 01,2026

Sugar–protein interactions, critical for placenta during early pregnancy, shed light on common complications

byThe Scripps Research InstituteWithout the protein galectin-3 (left), placental cells remain separate, each with their own nucleus (blue) surrounded by a distinct cell boundary (pink). With galectin-

Updated on:March 01,2026

Survey reveals inconsistent use of containment in gynecologic surgery

by Ark Surgical Ltd.FDA Cleared Tissue Retrieval Bags and Tissue Containment Systems. Credit:Gynecology & Reproductive Health(2025). DOI: 10.33425/2639-9342.1284A newnational survey of first-year

Updated on: March 02,2026

Survey reveals inconsistent use of containment in gynecologic surgery

by Ark Surgical Ltd.FDA Cleared Tissue Retrieval Bags and Tissue Containment Systems. Credit:Gynecology & Reproductive Health(2025). DOI: 10.33425/2639-9342.1284A newnational survey of first-year

Updated on:March 02,2026

Women with surgical menopause may exit workforce earlier: Hormone therapy could help them remain, study suggests

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay from PexelsMenopause before the age of 45 (known as early menopause) is associated with an increased risk of an array of serious diseases, includi

Updated on: March 02,2026

Women with surgical menopause may exit workforce earlier: Hormone therapy could help them remain, study suggests

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay from PexelsMenopause before the age of 45 (known as early menopause) is associated with an increased risk of an array of serious diseases, includi

Updated on:March 02,2026

'Good' gut bacteria can boost placenta for healthier pregnancy

byUniversity of CambridgeMice with Bifidobacterium breve in their gut lost fewer of their pregnancies. Credit: Jorge Lopez-Tello/ University of CambridgeResearch led by the University of Cambridge has

Updated on: December 29,2025

'Good' gut bacteria can boost placenta for healthier pregnancy

byUniversity of CambridgeMice with Bifidobacterium breve in their gut lost fewer of their pregnancies. Credit: Jorge Lopez-Tello/ University of CambridgeResearch led by the University of Cambridge has

Updated on:December 29,2025

Study finds psychiatry, primary care, and OB/GYN subspecialties hit hardest by physician attrition

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsA nationwide, longitudinal study characterized how physician attrition rates from clinical practice have changed and the factors assoc

Updated on: February 18,2026

Study finds psychiatry, primary care, and OB/GYN subspecialties hit hardest by physician attrition

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsA nationwide, longitudinal study characterized how physician attrition rates from clinical practice have changed and the factors assoc

Updated on:February 18,2026

Doctors deliver 'miracle' baby while removing 22-pound ovarian cyst

by Dennis ThompsonRyu Lopez is quite literally a miracle baby. Ryu developed completely outside his mother's uterus, resting on his mother's vital organs in what doctors called a very rare abd

Updated on: January 09,2026

Doctors deliver 'miracle' baby while removing 22-pound ovarian cyst

by Dennis ThompsonRyu Lopez is quite literally a miracle baby. Ryu developed completely outside his mother's uterus, resting on his mother's vital organs in what doctors called a very rare abd

Updated on:January 09,2026

Global health agencies issue new recommendations to help end deaths from postpartum hemorrhage

byWorld Health OrganizationInside a delivery room at Kabul's Malalai National and Specialized Hospital, midwives in training help deliver babies under the supervision of the head midwife. Credit:

Updated on: January 15,2026

Global health agencies issue new recommendations to help end deaths from postpartum hemorrhage

byWorld Health OrganizationInside a delivery room at Kabul's Malalai National and Specialized Hospital, midwives in training help deliver babies under the supervision of the head midwife. Credit:

Updated on:January 15,2026